art is a waste of time; reducing suffering is all that matters

I have heard tell of a guitar that kills fascists.

Are you suggesting that this is not so?

lol this thread is an ilx first mention for “Effective Altruism”. The original article has disappeared, so THANK GOD for the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140322045146/http://aeon.co/magazine/living-together/art-is-a-selfish-waste-of-time-says-effective-altruism/